Because of time and all it has torn down and robbed from him. The gilt rubbed from the surface of
the world. Because of time and all it has borne away, beyond his reach.
Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the
patient's room.
She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all manner of
creatures and objects. A child even, if the rumours are to be believed.
But it is hard to believe that this slender, frail man is the one they once called The Great Tarare,
The Glutton of Lyon. Before, he was just Tarare. Well-meaning and hopelessly curious, born into a
world of brawling and sweet cider, to a bereaved mother and a life of slender means.
The 18th Century is drawing to a close, unrest grips the heart of France and life in the village is
soon shaken. When a sudden act of violence sees Tarare cast out and left for dead, his ferocious
appetite is ignited, and it's not long before his extraordinary abilities to eat make him a marvel
throughout the land.
This week's book is The Glutton by A K Blakemore and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.